Category 'A' Housing Development at Bel Royal, St. Lawrence

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A decision made (23/07/2007) regarding: Category 'A' Housing Development at Bel Royal, St. Lawrence - Tree Removal.

Subject:	Category A Housing Development at Bel Royal, St. Lawrence – Tree Removal
Decision ref:	MD-PE-2007-0199	Exempt clause(s):
Type of report:	Written and oral	Report file ref:
Person giving report (if oral): Principal Planner
Written report – author: Principal Planner
Written Report Title: Category A Housing Development at Bel Royal, St. Lawrence – Tree Removal
Decision(s): The Minister for Planning and Environment decided to; 1. Approve the lifting of two silver birch trees (nos. 95 and 96) and their relocation in the same vicinity of the site by an approved means agreed with the States Arboriculturalist, on condition that should they fail to survive within a period of five years, they are replaced with two container-grown multi-stemmed silver birch trees planted in the next available planting season; 2. approve the lifting of tree nos. 13 (alder), 15 (evergreen Oak) and 18 (common ash) from the hedgerow along the southern boundary of Field 851 and their relocation elsewhere on the site by an approved means agreed with the States Arboriculturalist, on condition that should any fail to survive within a period of five years, they are replaced by a tree of the same species and planted in the next available planting season; 3. approve the raising of the crowns of tree nos. 81 (common oak) and 82 (common oak); 4. confirm that none of this work shall take place until after the end of July and only then, where no protected birds nests are in use or being built.
Reason(s) for decision: to enable the orderly implementation of the approved development scheme for the north western area of the site, whilst avoiding damage to a mountain ash tree of high retention value and lessening the detrimental impact on amenity associated with the removal of two silver birch trees; to lessen the detrimental impact of removing three trees from the hedgerow to the south of field 851; to allow the removal of dead wood and damaged branches from two oak trees so improving their condition and appearance; to minimise the detrimental impact of tree felling on the ecology of the area.
Action required: inform the land owner and local political representatives of the Minister’s decision.
Signature: Minister